Word: adriane
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Lagakos is survived by his two sons, David and Adrian...
...District of Columbia City Councilman David Catania introduced legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. The measure enjoys overwhelming support among City Council members, two of whom are gay, as well as the support of Mayor Adrian Fenty, virtually guaranteeing its passage. However, due to an archaic and unjust constitutional clause granting congressional veto power over all of DC’s local legislation, the bill’s fate is far from determined...
...rift between the Tories and gay-rights supporters was especially wide following the passage of legislation by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government in 1986 to bar the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools, an act that was repealed only after the Labour Party came into power in 1997. Adrian Rogers, a Conservative who ran unsuccessfully in that year's election against an openly gay Labour candidate, declared homosexuality to be a "sterile, disease-ridden and God-forsaken occupation...
...while noisy debate has accompanied the issue here, there has been little doubt about whether the legislation will succeed. Nine of Catania's colleagues on the 13-member council have co-sponsored the measure, prompting him to say he was "completely confident" in its passage. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty has also pledged to sign the bill. If that were not guarantee enough, a precursor bill that allowed Washington to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions sailed through 12 to 1 in May, with the sole opposition vote coming from council member and former mayor Marion Barry. The Democratic-controlled...
Either way, parents shouldn't get too used to the echoing hallways, since the recession often means an empty nest won't stay empty for long. And when adult children come home to roost, says Cheryl Pickford, 54, who recently completed an empty-nest workshop in Adrian, Mich., "it's a totally different ball game." Boundaries rule. "If you're not good at saying no," says Caine, "gear...